Category: Editorials

Welcome Pete Meachum, Chief of Staff for Congressman Duffy

Welcome Pete Meachum, Chief of Staff for Congressman Duffy

Congressman Sean Duffy (R-Wausau) has new Chief of Staff–Pete Meachum–who started  on the Jan 3 the day Duffy was sworn in for a second term. Pete has a long string of successful assignments on Capitol Hill and in the campaign sphere most recently working for a Boehner connected super PAC.  Duffy new district (shedding Portage…

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Video: Senator Durbin

Video: Senator Durbin

Badger on the Senate Floor (12.20.2012) Senator Dick Durbin on the coal ash dumping Lake Michigan carferry SS Badger Clipped from:Senate Session Dec 20, 2012 Senator Durbin expresses continued opposition to the efforts by owners of the Ludington Michigan based SS Badger carferry to continue the practice of dumping coal ash from the boilers of…

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Take Quality into Account in Medicare Payments

Take Quality into Account in Medicare Payments

Congressman Kind has circulated a letter that has garnered wide spread bi-partisan support highlighting how Wisconsin and  other  high quality low cost states are penalized in the current medicare reimbursement system. Wisconsin providers deliver higher quality at a lower price compared to many other parts of the country. There is a simple way to save Medicare…

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Kudos to Governor Walker

Kudos to Governor Walker

Governor Walker is to be congratulated for saying that he would not sign the elimination of same day registration. Everyone should be encouraging participation in the electoral process. When more people vote they have a heightened  normative  commitment  to the democratic process and the potential for alienation and disaffection is lowered. There have been so…

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Coast Guard Amendment passes without allowing Badger to dump coal ash

Coast Guard Amendment passes without allowing Badger to dump coal ash

Today the House of Representatives passed the Coast Guard Reauthorization without a amendment that would allow the Badger to dump coal ash in Lake Michigan in perpetuity. It was a bad idea! Since 1966 when Gaylord Nelson first raised the issues there has been an unsuccessful fight to stop this ridiculous practices. Fortunately Jonathan Weissman…

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Governor Walker Should Establish a State Health Insurance Exchange

Governor Walker Should Establish a State Health Insurance Exchange

It is a mistake for Governor Walker to not establish a state health insurance exchange. We are losing an important opportunity for Wisconsin providers and insurers to innovate our own system. The Walker administration has argued that there are too many federal strings attached to a Wisconsin based system. I disagree. The Obama administration has…

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Red Cross

Red Cross

All Americans are disappointed with the performance of the Red Cross in the wake of Sandy. We all know that there will be future natural disasters that will require a much better effort than the Red Cross has displayed for the citizens of Staten Island. Red Cross is chartered by Congress and several cabinet officers…

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